2009 Norwegian parliamentary election

2009 Norwegian parliamentary election
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All 169 seats in the Storting
85 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jens Stoltenberg Siv Jensen Erna Solberg
Party Labour Progress Conservative
Last election 32.69%, 61 seats 22.06%, 38 seats 14.10%, 23 seats
Seats won 64 41 30
Seat change Increase3 Increase3 Increase7
Popular vote 949,060 614,724 462,465
Percentage 35.37% 22.91% 17.23%
Swing Increase2.68pp Increase0.85pp Increase3.13pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kristin Halvorsen Liv Signe Navarsete Dagfinn Høybråten
Party Socialist Left Centre Christian Democratic
Last election 8.83%, 15 seats 6.48%, 11 seats 6.78%, 11 seats
Seats won 11 11 10
Seat change Decrease4 Steady0 Decrease1
Popular vote 166,366 165,014 148,750
Percentage 6.20% 6.15% 5.54%
Swing Decrease2.63pp Decrease0.33pp Decrease1.24pp
  Seventh party
 
Leader Lars Sponheim
Party Liberal
Last election 5.92%, 10 seats
Seats won 2
Seat change Decrease8
Popular vote 104,144
Percentage 3.88%
Swing Decrease2.04pp
Results by county
Prime Minister before election

Jens Stoltenberg
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Jens Stoltenberg
Labour

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Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 2009.[1] Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king.[2] Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009,[3] while some municipalities also held open voting on 13 September.[1] Voters elected 169 members for the Storting,[4] each for a four-year term.[5] Voter turn-out in the 2009 general elections was 76.4%.[6]

Candidates were elected on party lists in each of the 19 counties. The political parties nominated candidates for these lists during late 2008 and early 2009. The party lists had to be registered by 31 March 2009.[7]

Although the opposition received more votes, the governing Red-Green Coalition obtained more seats in parliament. This allowed Jens Stoltenberg to continue as prime minister. Further to the right, both the Conservative Party and Progress Party increased their number of seats in parliament.[8] The centrist Liberal Party failed to cross the electoral threshold of 4%, and were reduced to two representatives in Parliament.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Fastsetjing av valdagen 2009" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. April 18, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Regjeringenno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Stortingsvalg" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. April 18, 2008. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  4. ^ "Kongeriget Norges Grundlov, given i Rigsforsamlingen paa Eidsvold den 17de Mai 1814: §54" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. May 14, 1814. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  5. ^ "Kongeriget Norges Grundlov, given i Rigsforsamlingen paa Eidsvold den 17de Mai 1814: §57" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. May 14, 1814. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  6. ^ "Valg 2009 Landsoversikt - Stortingsvalget" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  7. ^ "Den norske valgordningen i hovedtrekk" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  8. ^ "Norway's government is re-elected". BBC News Online. September 15, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  9. ^ Lofstad, Ralf (September 15, 2009). "De rødgrønne har sikret seieren". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved November 29, 2009.